Last week The Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald performed together at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
The concert was great. A live packed audience of about 7K-8K and a lot of memories of some of their past hits.
They also had a very good opening band from “The Robert Cray Band”. I had never heard of them, but I must admit that they did leave a good impression on me. I made sure to add them to my Spotify lists.
The Doobie Brothers performed 13 songs and did 3 encore numbers. I was impressed at how fast they would blow past each song. Most acts I have seen would perform and interact for long periods with the audience. The band did some interaction but were able to balance it with their songs and ensure the concert would move a fast pace.
The sets were very simple and the lights weren’t as out of control as you would see from more current performers.
While some may are familiar with this band, I figured I would provide some history those who are reading this and aren’t familiar with who they are.
The Band hails from San Diego California. Their style ranges from rock, pop, blue-eyed soul. They formed in 1970 consisting of Tom Johnston (guitars, keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and Patrick Simmons (guitars, banjo, recorder, vocals), alongside Michael McDonald (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals) and John McFee (guitars, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin, cello, harmonica, vocals), and touring musicians including John Cowan (bass, vocals), Marc Russo (saxophones), Ed Toth (drums), and Marc Quiñones (percussion, backing vocals). Solo Musician Michael Mcdonald joined in 1975 to help offer relief to Tom Johnston’s heatlh problems at the time. The band broke up in 1982 and reunited in 1987.
Playlist for the show
Below are some of the tracks I was able to record. You will recognize some of them. I really enjoyed the show and would recommend it to anyone who has a love for past rock music. This band won’t disappoint.
Throughtful Reader 
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